genode/repos/base
Norman Feske 2f9d430c00 base-linux: 64-bit ARM support
This patch adds support for running Genode/Linux on the AARCH64
architecture.

- The kernel-agnostic startup code (crt0) had to be extended to
  capture the initial stack pointer, which the Linux kernel uses
  to pass the process environment. This is in line with the
  existing startup code for x86_32 and x86_64.

- The link order of the host libraries linked to lx_hybrid
  programs had to be adjusted such that libgcc appears at last
  because the other libraries depend on symbols provided by
  libgcc.

- When using AARCH64 Linux as host, one can execute run scripts
  via 'make run/<script> KERNEL=linux BOARD=linux' now.

Issue #4136
2021-05-10 11:17:20 +02:00
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etc tools.conf: fix check for arm_64 2019-11-19 14:17:29 +01:00
include Check max_len before dereferencing pointer in Cstring constructor 2021-05-10 11:17:20 +02:00
lib base-linux: 64-bit ARM support 2021-05-10 11:17:20 +02:00
mk build system: support for CUSTOM_TARGET_DEPS 2021-04-20 12:03:03 +02:00
ports grub2: avoid hardcoding boot disc 2020-06-29 14:22:28 +02:00
recipes depot: update recipe hashes 2021-05-05 11:35:31 +02:00
run platform_drv/x86: support to disable MSI-X 2021-05-05 11:35:28 +02:00
src base-linux: 64-bit ARM support 2021-05-10 11:17:20 +02:00
xsd base_types.xsd: allow session labels of length 0 2018-11-16 14:37:19 +01:00
README core: add information about infos provided by core 2017-06-29 11:59:52 +02:00

This is generic part of the Genode implementation. It consists of two parts:

:_Core_: is the ultimate root of the Genode application tree
  and provides abstractions for the lowest-level hardware resources
  such as RAM, ROM, CPU, and generic device access. All generic parts of Core
  can be found here - for system-specific implementations refer to the
  appropriate 'base-<system>' directory.

:_Base libraries and protocols_: that are used by each Genode component
  to interact with other components. This is the glue that holds everything
  together.

_Core_ may export information about the hardware platform by an ROM
called 'platform_info'. Depending on the platform, e.g. ARM or x86 or riscv,
and depending on the boot mode and boot loader and kernel, some nodes may not
be populated.

!<platform_info>
! <acpi revision="2" rsdt="0x1fe93074" xsdt="0x1fe930e8"/>
! <boot>
!   <framebuffer phys="0x7300000" width="1024" height="768" bpp="32"/>
! </boot>
!</platform_info>

If the ACPI RSDT and XSDT physical pointer is reported by the used kernel
and/or bootloader, _Core_ may provide this information by the ROM.

If the graphic device is initialised and can be directly used by a framebuffer
driver, _Core_ may provide the physical pointer to the framebuffer, the
resolution and color depth in bits.